Kamehameha Schools: Speech Department
Standards and Benchmarks for Speech Communication
General Speech Communication Content Standards
All Kamehameha Students should be able to:
1. Use oral communication to create meaning, influence thought, and make decisions;
2. Utilize appropriate oral communication organizational patterns to communicate;
3. Demonstrate formal speaking skills including effective use of content, delivery, and media;
4. Utilize active and critical listening skills;
5. Demonstrate the ability to manage or overcome communication anxiety;
6. Use research skills to locate, analyze, and select credible support to effectively communicate a message;
7. Demonstrate awareness of major local, national, and international issues affecting students;
8. Demonstrate respect for self and others when communicating; and
9. Demonstrate the ability to use appropriate language according to the demands of the social context.
Relationship of general Speech Communication Content Standards to School-wide Student Learning Expectations (SLE)
General Content Standards
Student Learning Expectations (SLE)
1. Use oral communication to create [World] Understand that my responsibilities extend beyond self and family to include multiple communities:
meaning, influence thought, and school, workplace, neighborhood, state, national, and global: 1) Fulfill my obligations to family, school and
workplace by setting appropriate goals, working diligently, and keeping commitments. 2) Use appropriate
make decisions
strategies to make positive choices and solve problems. 3) Recognize the major issues affecting my multiple
communities and work effectively with others to bring about positive change.
[Body] Behave in ways that show respect for my body and its connections to mind and spirit: 2) Understand
the physical and emotional concepts, issues and consequences related to sexuality, health, and safety. 3)
Make choices that promote good health and encourage others to do the same.
[Spirit] Respect God and al of God’s creation: 1) Respect myself as an individual with unique talents and
abilities. 2) Respect myself as a Hawaiian who shares cultural connections with other Hawaiians past,
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2. Utilize appropriate oral
communication organizational
patterns to communicate
3. Demonstrate formal speaking
skills including effective use of
content, delivery, and media
4. Utilize active and critical listening
skills
5. Demonstrate the ability to manage
or overcome communication anxiety
present and future. 3) Respect others regardless of similarities or differences to me. 4) Care for all living
things and the environment.
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 1) Take responsibility for my own learning, support the efforts of others to take responsibility for
their own learning. 2) Express and receive ideas and emotions through reading, writing, speaking, and
listening in both English and other world languages and through the visual and performing arts. 3)
Demonstrate knowledge and skills of literature, math, science, social studies, Hawaiian culture, and history
and the visual and performing arts. 4) Use technological tools to locate, analyze and communicate
information. 5) Use logic, creativity and reasoning skills to solve problems and make decisions and to express
myself.
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 3) Demonstrate knowledge and skills of literature, math, science, social studies, Hawaiian culture,
and history and the visual and performing arts. 5) Use logic, creativity and reasoning skills to solve problems
and make decisions and to express myself.
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 2) Express and receive ideas and emotions through reading, writing, speaking, and listening in
both English and other world languages and through the visual and performing arts. 3) Demonstrate
knowledge and skills of literature, math, science, social studies, Hawaiian culture, and history and the visual
and performing arts. 4) Use technological tools to locate, analyze and communicate information. 5) Use
logic, creativity and reasoning skills to solve problems and make decisions and to express myself.
[World] Understand that my responsibilities extend beyond self and family to include multiple communities:
school, workplace, neighborhood, state, national, and global: 3) Recognize the major issues affecting my
multiple communities and work effectively with others to bring about positive change.
[Body] Behave in ways that show respect for my body and its connections to mind and spirit: 3) Make choices
that promote good health and encourage others to do the same.
[Spirit] Respect God and al of God’s creation: 3) Respect others regardless of similarities or differences to
me.
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 1) Take responsibility for my own learning, support the efforts of others to take responsibility for
their own learning. 2) Express and receive ideas and emotions through reading, writing, speaking, and
listening in both English and other world languages and through the visual and performing arts. 5) Use logic,
creativity and reasoning skills to solve problems and make decisions and to express myself.
[Body] Behave in ways that show respect for my body and its connections to mind and spirit: 2) Understand
the physical and emotional concepts, issues and consequences related to sexuality, health, and safety. 3)
Make choices that promote good health and encourage others to do the same.
[Spirit] Respect God and al of God’s creation: 1) Respect myself as an individual with unique talents and
abilities.
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6. Use research skills to locate,
analyze, and select credible support
to effectively communicate a
message
7. Demonstrate awareness of major
local, national, and international
issues affecting students
8. Demonstrate respect for self and
others when communicating
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 1) Take responsibility for my own learning, support the efforts of others to take responsibility for
their own learning.
[World] Understand that my responsibilities extend beyond self and family to include multiple communities:
school, workplace, neighborhood, state, national, and global: 3) Recognize the major issues affecting my
multiple communities and work effectively with others to bring about positive change.
[[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 2) Express and receive ideas and emotions through reading, writing, speaking, and listening in
both English and other world languages and through the visual and performing arts. 4) Use technological tools
to locate, analyze and communicate information. 5) Use logic, creativity and reasoning skills to solve
problems and make decisions and to express myself.
[World] Understand that my responsibilities extend beyond self and family to include multiple communities:
school, workplace, neighborhood, state, national, and global: 1) Fulfill my obligations to family, school and
workplace by setting appropriate goals, working diligently, and keeping commitments. 2) Use appropriate
strategies to make positive choices and solve problems. 3) Recognize the major issues affecting my multiple
communities and work effectively with others to bring about positive change.
[Body] Behave in ways that show respect for my body and its connections to mind and spirit: 2) Understand
the physical and emotional concepts, issues and consequences related to sexuality, health, and safety. 3)
Make choices that promote good health and encourage others to do the same.
[Spirit] Respect God and al of God’s creation: 2) Respect myself as a Hawaiian who shares cultural
connections with other Hawaiians past, present and future. 3) Respect others regardless of similarities or
differences to me. 4) Care for all living things and the environment.
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 2) Express and receive ideas and emotions through reading, writing, speaking, and listening in
both English and other world languages and through the visual and performing arts. 3) Demonstrate
knowledge and skills of literature, math, science, social studies, Hawaiian culture, and history and the visual
and performing arts. 4) Use technological tools to locate, analyze and communicate information.
[World] Understand that my responsibilities extend beyond self and family to include multiple communities:
school, workplace, neighborhood, state, national, and global: 1) Fulfill my obligations to family, school and
workplace by setting appropriate goals, working diligently, and keeping commitments. 2) Use appropriate
strategies to make positive choices and solve problems. 3) Recognize the major issues affecting my multiple
communities and work effectively with others to bring about positive change.
[Body] Behave in ways that show respect for my body and its connections to mind and spirit: 2) Understand
the physical and emotional concepts, issues and consequences related to sexuality, health, and safety. 3)
Make choices that promote good health and encourage others to do the same.
[Spirit] Respect God and al of God’s creation: 1) Respect myself as an individual with unique talents and
abilities. 2) Respect myself as a Hawaiian who shares cultural connections with other Hawaiians past,
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9. Demonstrate the ability to use
appropriate language according to
the demands of the social context
present and future. 3) Respect others regardless of similarities or differences to me. 4) Care for all living
things and the environment.
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 1) Take responsibility for my own learning, support the efforts of others to take responsibility for
their own learning. 5) Use logic, creativity and reasoning skills to solve problems and make decisions and to
express myself.
[World] Understand that my responsibilities extend beyond self and family to include multiple communities:
school, workplace, neighborhood, state, national, and global: 1) Fulfill my obligations to family, school and
workplace by setting appropriate goals, working diligently, and keeping commitments. 2) Use appropriate
strategies to make positive choices and solve problems.
[Body] Behave in ways that show respect for my body and its connections to mind and spirit: 3) Make choices
that promote good health and encourage others to do the same.
[Spirit] Respect God and al of God’s creation: 1) Respect myself as an individual with unique talents and
abilities. 2) Respect myself as a Hawaiian who shares cultural connections with other Hawaiians past,
present and future. 3) Respect others regardless of similarities or differences to me. 4) Care for all living
things and the environment.
[Mind] Commit to acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience needed to use my mind responsibility and
effectively: 1) Take responsibility for my own learning, support the efforts of others to take responsibility for
their own learning. 2) Express and receive ideas and emotions through reading, writing, speaking, and
listening in both English and other world languages and through the visual and performing arts. 3)
Demonstrate knowledge and skills of literature, math, science, social studies, Hawaiian culture, and history
and the visual and performing arts. 4) Use technological tools to locate, analyze and communicate
information. 5) Use logic, creativity and reasoning skills to solve problems and make decisions and to express
myself.
Benchmarks and Assessment in relation to Standards
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